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The Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) commissioned a 150 kW star rooftop works astatine its Visakhapatnam caput bureau connected Thursday (May 7, 2026).
Managing Director and CEO Captain S. Divakar formally commissioned the facility, which was acceptable up nether the Government of India’s PM Surya Ghar Yojana.
The task was earlier inaugurated connected March 29, 2026, by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal arsenic portion of the corporation’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.
The works is expected to make astir 750 units of cleanable vigor a day, totalling 2.7 lakh units a year. The corp is projected to prevention astir ₹2.5 lakh a month, oregon astir ₹30 lakh a year, by reducing its reliance connected accepted power.
The task is expected to debar an estimated 220 to 240 tonnes of c dioxide emissions a year, equivalent to planting much than 10,000 trees oregon removing astir 50 rider vehicles from the road.
The task was executed by Ledure Lightings Limited, with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited arsenic the implementation partner, successful enactment with the guidelines of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Captain Divakar said the commissioning reflected DCIL’s committedness to nationalist renewable vigor priorities and its strategy connected vigor efficiency.
